Families Against "Stop and Frisk"
For New Yorkers working and living in Harlem, the South Bronx, and similar communities, police "stop and frisk" practice has recently become a common topic of conversation. According to the Urban Justice Center, "stop and frisks" have increased by...
Redistricting for Equality
It is a shocking fact that as of March 2012 -- a mere three months before our first major elections of 2012 -- not a single one of New York's political districts have been drawn. We've seen Albany's dysfunction...
Fighting Fracking in New York
As a food and farming activist, when I became aware in the fall of 2010 that fracking was coming to New York State, I knew we were in for trouble. Even though in 2012 our anti-fracking movement may have slowed...
QUEEROCRACY: We Can End AIDS
"An AIDS-free generation would be one of the greatest gifts the United States could give to our collective future," Secretary Hilary Clinton proclaimed in her speech at the National Institute of Health in November of 2011. One month after...
Create Jobs, Not Drama
On August 1, 2011, a group of 26 activists from VOCAL NY, Community Voices Heard and the National People's Action embarked to Washington D.C. to draw attention to the economic needs of the citizens of the United States. On...
Condoms Are Not Evidence
This spring, North Star Fund grantee Streetwise and Safe (SAS) co-hosted a forum with District Attorney Cy Vance where LGBTQQ youth from organizations like the Hetrick-Martin Institute, Streetwork, the Ali Forney Center, and Callen-Lorde's HOTT program had a chance...
Mayor Bloomberg Signs Law To Stem Deportations From Rikers Island
This post was originally published in the Huffington Post on November 22, 2011. Click here to read it on their site. Luis, an immigrant from Mexico, was still in high school when New York City Police officers arrested him. Luis...
Welcome Occupy Wall Street
Like so many others who believe deeply in the movement for equality, economic justice and peace, we at North Star Fund have been inspired by the activists organizing and participating in Occupy Wall Street (#OWS). In speaking to allies and...
Protecting Elders, Protecting Workers
As the generation of baby boomers grows older, the number of people in our communities who need care will grow rapidly, just as more and more workers will need quality, dignified jobs. The national Caring Across Generations Campaign, known...
Launch of Campaign for Fair and Just Policing
VOCAL New York, a North Star Fund Movement Leadership grantee, continues on a roll with another impressive victory this week. According to an announcement from VOCAL-NY, sent by Sean Barry, VOCAL's hardworking executive director: In response to mounting pressure, NYPD...
